PlayStation VR is serviceable virtual reality with refined design and finicky tracking

Sony has the most refined design of any virtual reality headset on the market, and it’s the one I would most likely recommend to VR rookies — even if it have a few serious problems.

PlayStation VR is a $500 virtual reality system from Sony Interactive Entertainment. It requires a $300 PlayStation 4, and it ships October 13. With this head-mounted display, Sony joins companies like Oculus and HTC in the high-end VR space — but the publisher actually undercuts those competitors in terms of price when you include the necessary PC required to power the $600 Oculus Rift and $800 Vive.